New Year Madness

[Little Andi.]

Marvellous Bill - utterly charming. Perhaps not the phrase you should use about an industrial complex - but the model and rendering of all those "little nothing" details - utterly charming.

As Steve said! - please do keep adding all the detritus and flotsam found in these sort of places, go for warmth and character, sunshine and lazy days. Some purists will say that real life isn't like that, and I say thats why I like to see it!!!!

Outstanding job - love it to bits.................

[Adrian]

G'day Bill

and Azzi is wearing one of your hard hats

In the DVD there is a shot of a sign that states that hard hats MUST be worn at all times..........at NO time during the clip did the driver wear one

Cheers

[Willow Creek Traction]

Oh boy is this ever gonna get me in trouble

A close-up front view, showing that Azzi has caught the terrible smoking habit from his Ekerslyke relatives.

[Jes]

Oh boy is this ever gonna get me in trouble

Haha that's exactly what my girlfriend said, "It's got a face!" It reminds me of an anime movie, My Neighbour Totoro http://gaijinnosekai.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/my_neighbor_totoro_-_tonari_no_totoro_movie_poster.jpg

[Moronguhl]

What a film! And loco of course, very nice.

[Bilco]

Willow Creek Traction said: "Oh boy is this ever gonna get me in trouble"

No way, Forrest. I like it - who needs Thomas

[Willow Creek Traction]

Oh my gosh, Bilco's gone and used it for his avatar
Guess I should be flattered rather than embarrassed?

[Bilco]

Yes, be flattered Forrest - you can add "Avatar Designer" to your CV

[Bilco]

Just a quick update - as Steve suggested Azzi has been busy filling up the back of Welsh Ernie with rubbish - "might be useful one day" sort of stuff.

[Moronguhl]

That's fantastic Bilco, nice one! I'm planning something very similar - are most of those bits from scratch or gathered from other kits?

[Bilco]

Hi Christian - the oil-cans, tool box and dustbin are from Steve's range. The long thin piece of pipe is the plastic stem from a cotton bud, and the other rusty bits are left-over Jubilee sleepers from the tipping dock, and a bit of gash tubing, heavily rusted. The hose/cable is a length of solder, with little washers stuck on the ends.




I expect I'll add a few bits & bobs as time goes on.

[skylon]

Fantastic modelling, I love the way the hose hangs down on the back. Little things like this really add to the model.

[dieselwater]

Brilliant modelling Bill The junk looks perfect, adding even more character and charm to an industrial critter

[Moronguhl]

Thanks Bilco, looking lovely. Cheers for the closeup. I'll just be making O9 versions of all those then...

[Simon Andrews]

Reminds me of the boot of my car Nice work Bill

Simon.

[JackBlack]

Hi Bill, what loco is this? Is it scratchbuilt or who is the manufacture? I want one.

[chris stockdale]

Hi Bill, what loco is this? Is it scratchbuilt or who is the manufacture? I want one.

If you were to read the thread....



cheers

[Bilco]

Hi JackBlack - As Chris says, the answers to your questions are on page 1 of this thread, including prototype picture. All you need to build one is an Underground Ernie Inspection Car and a warped mind

[JackBlack]

Thanks guys.

[Nevadablue]

Time to bring this thread back to the light of day.
I need one of these rigs for my coal mine. Maintenance must be done you know.

Nice work Bill!

[Bilco]

A Flickr album of lost PB photos of my version of the Solva loco ...

https://flic.kr/s/aHsm6Bb4cS

[southpier]

that's a great little critter

[docnjoj]

Thanks for restoring that little loco!
otherDoc

[chris stockdale]

Pics of the Solva line, including my murky shot into the tunnel of the prototype beastie still OK in this thread

http://forum.gn15.info/viewtopic.php?t= ... ight=solva

Cheers,